The View from River Cottage
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back at his time in Dorset. He offers tips on the six main ingredients for leading a simple life, which include being thrifty, making the most of the wild larder, growing fruit and vegetables and killing for the pot.
- 2005-2005
- 1 season
- Documentary
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back at his time in Dorset. He offers tips on the six main ingredients for leading a simple life, which include being thrifty, making the most of the wild larder, growing fruit and vegetables and killing for the pot.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2005
Episode 1
Growing Your Own
25 mins
Hugh's journey towards self-sufficiency started out with a modest vegetable patch and a handful of animals, but he soon realised the importance of growing your own fruit, vegetables and meat.
Episode 2
Thrift and Graft
25 mins
From learning to make felt from his sheep's fleeces to trying to revive traditions of tripe eating at the local farmers market, Hugh's determined that no part of his precious livestock should ever go to waste.
Episode 3
Going Local
25 mins
Continuing his retrospective assessment of the vital elements of rural life, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back on his ever-increasing commitment to sourcing his food locally.
Episode 4
Wild Food
25 mins
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back on the part that wild food has played over his six years of Dorset downshifting.
Episode 5
One for the Pot
24 mins
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back on his experiences of bagging 'one for the pot' from the rabbits that are eating his lettuces.
Episode 6
Feasting and Fun
25 mins
Hugh revisits some of his finest food gatherings, including a blossom party picnic and an annual cider knees-up.